{"id":90868,"date":"2026-05-05T14:34:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/rihanna-quashes-beyonce-feud-rumors-are-you-kidding\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:34:52","slug":"rihanna-quashes-beyonce-feud-rumors-are-you-kidding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/rihanna-quashes-beyonce-feud-rumors-are-you-kidding\/","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna Quashes Beyonce Feud Rumors: &#8216;Are You Kidding?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While some famous fashion icons boycotted the 2026 Met Gala, not everyone stayed out of it.<\/p>\n<p>Rihanna was there.<\/p>\n<p>She shared her afterparty plans and, in the process, addressed a longrunning rumor.<\/p>\n<p>Do she and Beyonce have a secret feud? If so, is it over?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rihanna in May 2026 at the 2026 Met Gala.\" class=\"wp-image-554247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rihanna in May 2026 at the 2026 Met Gala.\" class=\"wp-image-554247 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0505_rihanna_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rihanna attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating \u201cCostume Art\u201d at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-are-you-kidding\">\u2018Are you kidding?\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>On Monday, May 4, Rihanna of course attended the Met Gala.<\/p>\n<p>With ASAP Rocky by her side, she was absolutely stunning.<\/p>\n<p>Some may have jokingly compared her look to a black hole or to the Ghost of Christmas Future from <em>A Muppet\u2019s Christmas Carol<\/em>, but none can deny that she looked glorious.<\/p>\n<p>Enshrouded in sparkling glamour, the singer and fashion mogul also took the time to address an old rumor.<\/p>\n<p>Does she have some sort of beef with Beyonce?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rihanna says she\u2019s going to Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/METGala?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#METGala<\/a> after party:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s only one after party.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BtDB38zYRH\">pic.twitter.com\/BtDB38zYRH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BEYONC\u00c9 LEGION (@BeyLegion) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeyLegion\/status\/2051479378438058341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to Beyonce and Jay-Z\u2019s afterparty,\u201d the beloved singer told reporters at the Met Gala.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you kidding?\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>It really sounds as if she is dismissing the idea of attending any other gathering following the gala.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s only one afterparty,\u201d Rihanna added with a laugh.<\/p>\n<p>Well, that sure sounds definitive.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:qwuj6foyai44scywtuaumxlp\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3ml2zpttct22s\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreibbnhd7yifa2ecoadsq3dmji57f7zzlx4ev4skrsay6mnhimgmb7e\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Rihanna and ASAP Rocky shutting down the #Metgala carpet<\/p>\n<p>[image or embed]<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SinnamonS (@sinnamonscouture.bsky.social) May 4, 2026 at 9:25 PM<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-was-there-ever-a-feud\">Was there ever a feud?<\/h2>\n<p>For many years, rumors were <em>insistent <\/em>that Rihanna and Beyonce had an unspoken feud.<\/p>\n<p>In 2005, there was a nasty rumor \u2014 later admitted to be false by the one who created it \u2014 claiming that Rihanna was boning Jay-Z in order to come out with a hit record.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t true, but some wondered if the damage had been done.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Beyonce released \u201cFormation,\u201d a single, a short time after Rihanna released <em>ANTI<\/em>, an album.<\/p>\n<p>Was this sign of an unspoken feud that had lasted over a decade?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:qwuj6foyai44scywtuaumxlp\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3ml2y2ijmis2s\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreicnrb3joiblimi3uprf5trdyia5cvb3mibuw6wgc32vlbj4427hvu\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Rihanna is on the way and then you kids can go to bed. #MetGala.<\/p>\n<p>[image or embed]<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SinnamonS (@sinnamonscouture.bsky.social) May 4, 2026 at 8:55 PM<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In April 2016, Rihanna addressed the feud rumor in a <em>Vogue <\/em>interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s the deal,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cThey just get so excited to feast on something that\u2019s negative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cSomething that\u2019s competitive. Something that\u2019s, you know, a rivalry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rihanna clarified: \u201cAnd that\u2019s just not what I wake up to. Because I can only do me. And nobody else is going to be able to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The thing about Rihanna is that, if she doesn\u2019t like someone, it really feels like she\u2019d just come right out and say it. <\/p>\n<p>If there was a feud at some point, presumably both superstars have grown enough since then to leave it in the past.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes While some famous fashion icons boycotted the 2026 Met Gala, not everyone stayed out of it. Rihanna was there. She shared her afterparty plans and, in the process, addressed a longrunning rumor. Do she and Beyonce have a secret feud? If so, is it over? 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